Cameron Farquharson is gathering a wealth of support for Gladis’s Law, Protecting livestock, informing dog owners: a campaign for a change in law to make it mandatory to keep dogs on a lead when walking near livestock. “We want to educate dog owners about the importance of using a lead.”
Yesterday Cameron received the 2021 Sheep worrying by dogs survey from The National Sheep Association. He shared the following on social media:
“I am currently sat reading through it and the causes of the livestock incidents jumped out at me. People could select multiple answers.
70% selected that the cause was not putting their dog(s)on a lead.
66% believed that their dog(s) won’t attack livestock or won’t do damage if they do.
49% Was down to a lack of regard or concern on the issue.
39% had assumed their dog(s) would respond to commands off the lead.
47% was down to allowing dog(s) to roam unaccompanied or escaped from gardens or kennels.
5% Worrying on purpose/linked to poaching.
The NSA then asked farmers what was the outcome of them asking people to put their dogs on lead. Again people could select multiple answers.
51% reported receiving Verbal abuse.
48% were ignored by the dog owner.
21% received Intimidation by the dog owner.
16% Other (no understanding, land ownership).
15% Polite refusal to use a lead.
8% Retribution (vandalism).
3% received physical abuse.
I will post more once I’ve read and understood. But I think we can all agree that the statistics from this survey are shocking. We need to change things for the better.”
Gladis’s Law, Protecting livestock, informing dog owners.
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